Toy



Patented May 19, 1925.

UNITED STATES JOSEPH LUSTIG, an, or JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN.

TOY.

Application filed September 18, 1922. Serial No. 588,947.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Josnrrr Lusrre, J12, a citizen of the United States, and resident of Janesville, in the county of Rock and State of lVisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Toys; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof.

The inventionrelates to toys of a whirligig type. It comprises a pair of supports simulating sections of a wall, a pair of balanced toy-like figures, and resilient means supporting the figures adapted on the rotation of the toy-like figures, which is initiated manually, to store up power and to reverse the direction of rotation of the figures.

A primary object of the invention. is the provision of means adapted to prolong the rotation of the toy-like figures. Rubber bands are provided and when the figures are rotated, the bands are twisted, thus storing up power. The twisted bands reverse the direction of travel of the toy-like figures so that the movement is continued for a long period. The toylike figures are egg shaped and painted to simulate men. The movement of the egg shaped figures thru the wall is suggestive of the nursery rhymes of Humpty Dumpty, and is adapted to entertain children.

An important object of the invention is the provision of means for holding the toylike figures in a substantially horizontal position when stationary.

A further object is the provision of a construction that is simple and easy to manufacture, being made of a minimum number of parts.

Vith the above and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts substantially as hereinafter described and more particularly defined by the appended claims, it being understood that such changes in the precise embodiment of the herein disclosed invention may be made as come within the scope of the claims.

In the accompanying drawing, is illustrated one complete example of the physical embodiment of the present invention con,- structed according to the best mode so far devised for the practical application of the principles thereof.

F ure is a S l v t n Pf the device Figure 2 is an end elevation.

Figures 3 and 4 are detail.

Base members 1l" extend throughout the entire width of the device and are secured to opposite faces of aligned supports 2 2 which simulate a wall, and are broken away to form an opening 3. The base members make a rigid connection between the supports, facilitating the transportation of the toy from place to place. Secured to opposite faces of the upper ends of each of the supports are top pieces H thru each pair of which is directed a transverse pin 55. Pin 5 supports elastic band 6, and pin 5 supports elastic band 6. I

Secured to the ends of the band is a metallic clip 7, provided with downwardly directed flanges 7-7, each of the flanges being provided with a notch7 receiving and securely retaining the rubber band. The clip is bowed centrallyand secured to an elongated rod 8 by means of a screw 8. The rod is secured at its ends to egg shaped figures 9-9, which are painted to simulate men. One of the figures may be struck by the hand, thus causing a. rotation of the pair and a twisting of the elastic band 6 6. The rotary movement of the figures continues for some time, the elastic bands storing up power. On the cessation of rotation of the figures in one direction, the band operates to turn them in reversed movement. Thus the rotation is continued for some time. The figures, when not moving, are maintained normally in a horizontal position indicated by dotted lines in Figure The flanges 77 have a relatively large.

vertical dimension. By reason of the tendency of the elastic bands to maintain them selves in an untwisted condition, there is a cooperative relationship between the bands and the flanges tending to hold the flanges in such position that the figures 99, when not in motion, are held horizontal. The design of the egg shaped figures, and the supports 22, which simulate a wall, are suggestive of the nursery rhymes of Humpty Dumpty. The movement of the figures, therefore, is especially amusing to children. The size of the opening 3 is such as to permit free movement of the toy-like figures therethru.

A pair of rectoparallelepipedal casings 10-10 are provided, having open inner ends and bottoms, Each 9f the casings fits upon a pair of top members In Fig? 7 ure 1, casing 10 is shown in outer position. It may he slid inwardly to a position similar to that of casing 10. It then operates to cover the elastic band (5, and the end of clip 7, thus the operative mechanism is concealed from View.

If desired, the center of gravity of the figures 9-9 may be lowered to he normally below the pivot point. This tends to maintain the figures erect in the position shown in dotted lines in Figure 2.

'While I have illustrated and described one specific form in which the invention may be designed, such as figures simulating Humpty Dumpty mounted ona wall, it will be readily understood that various modifications are contemplatedas within the scope of the appended claims, the primary feature of the invention residing in the means for prolonging movement imparted tothe suspended figures.

Claims: 7 1

'1. The combination oi' pair of toy-like objects, a rigid member extending between and secured to said objects, a clip on said rigid member, a flange on one end of said clip, a second flange on the other end of said clip, a support, a second support, a rubber band secured to said first mentioned support at one end and at the other'end to said flange, and a second rubber band secured at one end to said second support and at the other end to said second flange, said rubber bands extending in a substantially horizontal line, said flanges having a relatively large normal vertical dimension, whereby said objects, when in rest, are supported horizontally.

2. A toy comprising a base, a wall extending vertically upwardly therefrom and formed of two opposite portions providing a space therebetween, a rubber band secured to each of said portions and extending inwardly, a bar attached adjacent its center to said rubber bandsand adapted to swing in a vertical plane, and a toy like object carried at each end of saidbaiywhereby said bar will rock in a vertical plane and cause said objects to travel above and below the upper edge of said wall.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand at Janesville, in the county of Rock and State of Vis consin.

JOSEPH LUSTIG, JR 

